NEA Jazz Master and sax legend Charles Lloyd catches up with 2025 SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Don Was backstage during the 42nd San Francisco Jazz Festival, right before Lloyd went onstage. Don shares when he first heard Lloyd, and the two reflect on Brian Wilson (who recently passe...

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Two dozen albums as a leader and collaborations with Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland is among the most versatile and prolific ba...

Dive into the captivating world of jazz and fashion with the second episode of our four-part Jazz Minute series. For the third Jazz Minute episode focusing on the history of jazz fashion, we look at the impact of Afrocentrism, Afrofuturism, and Eastern Philosophy on jazz’s visual style.

In honor of Andrew Hills's birthday today!

SFJAZZ presents another Jazz Minute – a brief look at important figures, movements, and moments in jazz history and the present day, in both the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world.

In this episode narrated by Terence Blanchard, we celebr...

GRAMMY-winning vocalist Lisa Fischer sings The Rolling Stones classic “Wild Horses” to honor Don Was at the SFJAZZ Gala 2025. Joining Lisa onstage is SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director Terence Blanchard, guitar legend Bill Frisell, and members of the SFJAZZ Collective.

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Legendary bassist, producer and Blue Note Records President Don Was accepts the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award from Terence Blanchard at the SFJAZZ Gala 2025. In his speech, he shares how he first discovered jazz on the radio in Detroit, listening to Joe Henderson's "Mode For Joe," and how tha...

Actor and comedian Paul Reiser speaks about his history with SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Don Was on stage during SFJAZZ Gala 2025. He relates the story of how Was helped create the theme song to his award-winning television comedy “Mad About You” and what he learned from the multi...

Terence Blanchard & the SFJAZZ Collective perform “Wandering Wonder” (SFJAZZ Gala 2025)

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SFJAZZ Executive Artistic Director and members of the SFJAZZ Collective perform “Wandering Wonder” from...

How SFJAZZ Education cultivates the next generation of jazz artists & listeners

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SFJAZZ reaches young people in many ways throughout the Bay Area and beyond. While access to the arts may not be equitable for al...

Our Alone Together series is a celebration of spontaneous creation, presenting exclusive and unrehearsed duo performances captured live in the intimacy of the SFJAZZ Center. Whether they’re longtime collaborators or meeting on stage for the first time, these world class artists are improvisors of...

In a lively conversation with Terence Blanchard, pianist, composer and producer Patrice Rushen shares her perspective on the interconnectedness of all music. From Beethoven to Stevie Wonder, the Soul Train dance floor to improvisational jazz, she emphasizes that “it’s all one thing.” Blanchard al...